Considers the recently-enacted German care insurance scheme - 'Pflegeversicherung', which provides the legislative and financial framework for the care of chronically sick and disabled people. The emphasis in provision is now on expanding the infrastructure of non residential, home and community-based provision and on allowing persons in need of care to remain in a domiciliary environment.
Considers the recently-enacted German care insurance scheme - 'Pflegeversicherung', which provides the legislative and financial framework for the care of chronically sick and disabled people. The emphasis in provision is now on expanding the infrastructure of non residential, home and community-based provision and on allowing persons in need of care to remain in a domiciliary environment.
Reports on inter-country comparative research into social work practice. The project was set up to research the responses of mental health and child care welfare systems for children who have a mentally ill parent.
Reports on inter-country comparative research into social work practice. The project was set up to research the responses of mental health and child care welfare systems for children who have a mentally ill parent.
Subject terms:
law, mental health problems, children, comparative studies;
Contains sections on: exploring a common drug control space; the present space in EC and national laws; and conclusions and recommendations. Countries looked at are: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Contains sections on: exploring a common drug control space; the present space in EC and national laws; and conclusions and recommendations. Countries looked at are: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Subject terms:
law, prevention, drug misuse;
Location(s):
Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Europe, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
...choice, the book aims to present "a theory as to how persons with intellectual disability can be allowed to flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of their human rights, even though they may be perceived as non-autonomous". It looks at the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, and includes a comparative analysis of the position of people
In this book the author examines the potential impact of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on issues of intellectual disability and human rights protection, and argues that intellectual disability poses a distinct set of human rights challenges when compared with other types of disability. Noting that human rights within liberalism are linked to autonomous choice, the book aims to present "a theory as to how persons with intellectual disability can be allowed to flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of their human rights, even though they may be perceived as non-autonomous". It looks at the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, and includes a comparative analysis of the position of people with intellectual disability in English and German law.
Subject terms:
human rights, law, learning disabilities, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disabilities;
...child sexual abuse content at source, while still allowing law enforcement authorities to capture evidence for investigations aimed at prosecuting offenders and where possible, the rescue of child victims. Some of the obstacles to establishing this system on a global scale were identified as: gaps in legislation concerning child sexual abuse content where the law has not kept pace
This report establishes the value of an international ‘notice and takedown’ system, through the examination of the legislative and regulatory approaches in eight countries. It identifies impediments to achieving this aim and recommends a way forward. The report found that there is compelling evidence that the ‘notice and takedown’ system already used in some countries is effective in removing child sexual abuse content at source, while still allowing law enforcement authorities to capture evidence for investigations aimed at prosecuting offenders and where possible, the rescue of child victims. Some of the obstacles to establishing this system on a global scale were identified as: gaps in legislation concerning child sexual abuse content where the law has not kept pace with the development of technology; regulatory regimes in some countries which are still in the early stages of development; the challenges posed by differing national and legal standards; and the potential impact on complex international relationships if an international ‘notice and takedown’ system is developed. In order to develop a comprehensive, transferable international internet ‘notice and takedown’ system, the report recommends: harmonising laws between countries relating to online child sexual abuse content; and using a consistent and comprehensive international procedure for taking down child sexual abuse content;
Subject terms:
internet, law, policy, child sexual abuse, computers;
Location(s):
Brazil, Australia, Germany, Taiwan, Thailand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Journal of European Social Policy, 16(2), May 2006, pp.134-154.
Publisher:
Sage
Unemployment rates are insufficient indicators of the level of economic activity because they say little about the scale of non-employment in a given working-age population. Empirical research has started to recognize this and policy debates increasingly concentrate on working-age inactivity as a relevant gauge of the state of labour markets (OECD, 2003). However, the causes for transitions between employment and different states of non-employment are not well understood. Why do levels of working-age inactivity sometimes vary significantly across countries and over time? Apart from stages in the business cycle, welfare-state institutions and benefit designs can be assumed to influence movements into and out of labour markets and between different states of nonemployment. This paper investigates the impact of changes in welfare-state institutions in the UK and Germany. Analyses of longitudinal data show that economic conditions, as well as policy changes, have had significant effects on transitions between labour activity and inactivity among working-age men during the 1990s. In particular, the findings suggest that shifts to more means-tested benefit arrangements can have unintended consequences, in terms of increasing levels of labour-market detachment.
Unemployment rates are insufficient indicators of the level of economic activity because they say little about the scale of non-employment in a given working-age population. Empirical research has started to recognize this and policy debates increasingly concentrate on working-age inactivity as a relevant gauge of the state of labour markets (OECD, 2003). However, the causes for transitions between employment and different states of non-employment are not well understood. Why do levels of working-age inactivity sometimes vary significantly across countries and over time? Apart from stages in the business cycle, welfare-state institutions and benefit designs can be assumed to influence movements into and out of labour markets and between different states of nonemployment. This paper investigates the impact of changes in welfare-state institutions in the UK and Germany. Analyses of longitudinal data show that economic conditions, as well as policy changes, have had significant effects on transitions between labour activity and inactivity among working-age men during the 1990s. In particular, the findings suggest that shifts to more means-tested benefit arrangements can have unintended consequences, in terms of increasing levels of labour-market detachment.
Journal of Social Policy, 37(4), October 2008, pp.683-706.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Place of publication:
Cambridge
In contrast to the study of outcomes such as social spending, systematic comparative analysis of political processes underlying welfare state change is scarce. This study deals with the influence of government parties and second chambers as veto players in social entitlement legislation. It asks three questions regarding the duration and outcome of the legislative process at the parliamentary stage. Does the number of government parties or the ideological distance between them affect the passage of bills? Under which circumstances do second chambers have an influence? Does the ideological position of the leftmost governing party affect the speed of passage of bills in policy areas where there is pressure for retrenchment? The hypotheses are tested using an original dataset on social entitlement bills initiated in Belgium, Germany and the UK between 1987/88 and 2002/03. Event history analysis at the level of individual bills yields the following results: proposals initiated from among the government parties on the floor are delayed by a higher number of parties in government, by greater ideological distance between them, if the second chamber is controlled by the opposition and its approval is mandatory, if the left veto player is more rightwing and if the bills deal with expansionary or mixed policies. Cabinet bills, in contrast, are not affected by any of these factors. The results point to a number of further research questions and show that quantitative studies in comparative welfare state research can go beyond testing simple hypotheses with macro-level outcome data.
In contrast to the study of outcomes such as social spending, systematic comparative analysis of political processes underlying welfare state change is scarce. This study deals with the influence of government parties and second chambers as veto players in social entitlement legislation. It asks three questions regarding the duration and outcome of the legislative process at the parliamentary stage. Does the number of government parties or the ideological distance between them affect the passage of bills? Under which circumstances do second chambers have an influence? Does the ideological position of the leftmost governing party affect the speed of passage of bills in policy areas where there is pressure for retrenchment? The hypotheses are tested using an original dataset on social entitlement bills initiated in Belgium, Germany and the UK between 1987/88 and 2002/03. Event history analysis at the level of individual bills yields the following results: proposals initiated from among the government parties on the floor are delayed by a higher number of parties in government, by greater ideological distance between them, if the second chamber is controlled by the opposition and its approval is mandatory, if the left veto player is more rightwing and if the bills deal with expansionary or mixed policies. Cabinet bills, in contrast, are not affected by any of these factors. The results point to a number of further research questions and show that quantitative studies in comparative welfare state research can go beyond testing simple hypotheses with macro-level outcome data.
Subject terms:
law, social policy, welfare state, central government, comparative studies, government policy;
This article looks at the historical development of the notion of 'family' and 'the home' and then looks at Germany and English research findings in relation to domestic violence and how legislation has changed in order to assist law enforcement agencies.
This article looks at the historical development of the notion of 'family' and 'the home' and then looks at Germany and English research findings in relation to domestic violence and how legislation has changed in order to assist law enforcement agencies.
Subject terms:
law, police, public opinion, risk, crime victims, domestic violence, families;
Child Abuse Review, 13(5), September 2004, pp.292-311.
Publisher:
Wiley
In 2000, the German Government passed a law prohibiting physical punishment in the family. A pre-post research design allows for an examination of its effects. The results of nationwide representative surveys on the experiences, perceptions, legal knowledge and attitudes of adolescents and parents are discussed. The recent surveys reveal a significant decrease in the prevalence of corporal
In 2000, the German Government passed a law prohibiting physical punishment in the family. A pre-post research design allows for an examination of its effects. The results of nationwide representative surveys on the experiences, perceptions, legal knowledge and attitudes of adolescents and parents are discussed. The recent surveys reveal a significant decrease in the prevalence of corporal punishments and a high acceptance of the legal prohibition. In particular, awareness of the legal limits of parental physical sanctions has increased significantly. For these reasons, the prohibition of corporal punishment can be said to have had an impact on the reduction of family violence against children in Germany.